Old Testament Cosmology and Divine Accommodation
A Relevance Theory Approach
In order to reconcile the discrepancies between ancient and modern cosmology, confessional scholars from every viewpoint on the interpretation of the early chapters of Genesis agree that God accommodated language to finite human understanding. But in the history of interpretation, no consensus has emerged regarding what accommodation entails at the linguistic level. More precise consideration of how the ancient cognitive environment functions in the informative intention of the divine and human authors is necessary. Not only does relevance theory validate interpretative options that are inherently most probable within the primary communicatio…
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- ISBN: 978-1-5326-7623-9
- EAN: 9781532676239
- Produktnummer: 34176876
- Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 232 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'972 KB
Über den Autor
John W. Hilber is Professor of Old Testament at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He has been both a teacher and a pastor, and he has authored several books and numerous scholarly articles relating the Old Testament to its ancient Near Eastern background. His books include Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament (coeditor, 2018) and Cultic Prophecy in the Psalms (2005).
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